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    Training project that aims to make screen sector more accessible gets funding boost

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    Netball participation among adults is growing as women seek a sense of community

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    Fibroid advocate takes the stage at Everywoman Festival to raise awareness of this common condition

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    The last act? Wales’ arts sector faces an uncertain future in challenging times

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    Fashion crisis unwrapped: The ‘rental revolution’ for Welsh consumers’ wardrobes

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    ‘Men and women are not built the same’: Fighting for female-friendly fitness gear

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    Fashion crisis unwrapped: The ‘rental revolution’ for Welsh consumers’ wardrobes

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Rhiannon Barber singing on stage
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‘Being that representation for someone else is such a good feeling’ says local musician

Disabled musician Rhiannon Barber hosts the first accessible open mic event in Wales to highlight inclusivity in the arts for all aspiring performers
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LGBTQ+ community support the church through lockdown with Drag Christmas special

St Andrew’s URC in Roath and Cardiff Radio’s Wyburn & Wayne will pre-record the third ‘Dragged2Church’ instalment and stream it to LGBTQ+ venues
We're Still Here by National Theatre Wales
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Introducing Interval Magazine

Exploring Cardiff’s alternative theatre and performance through a new magazine launching today
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Cardiff Character: Shaun von Sleaze

A Cardiff based tattoo artist from Keep The Faith, an arcade tattoo parlour, discusses trends in tattooing, the impact of brexit and stigma within the industry
44-year-old Ben Rive, a man with a brown stubbly beard, stands smiling, facing the camera, in front of the Penarth Pier Pavilion.
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‘Covid-19 pandemic showed me the fragility of my dream job running an indie cinema’

Part-time indie cinema manager Ben Rive almost quit his day job to become a full-time cinephile, but the pandemic has left him glad he didn’t
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Free art trail shows Cardiff’s historic statues ‘coming to life’ to get people exploring the city

Cardiff Castle’s historic animal wall has inspired a new free art trail designed to bring families together this half-term
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Curtain rises on new playwrights

A local pub theatre has introduced a scheme for showcasing new writing talent.
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Strut your way to Twp, Cardiff’s newest drag show that allows everyone to perform

A Cardiff-based collective is launching Twp, a new alternative drag event that enables the crowd to become the performers
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Splott artist uses outdoor mural to welcome Afghan refugees in their own language

Local painter Sahar Saki has brought colour and Farsi to Pearl Street and is now selling postcards of her work to raise money for refugees
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Jacob’s Antiques hosts poetry event

Cardiff Poetry Experiment, a poetry reading series comes to Jacob’s Antiques
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